tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60661592012-01-22T11:04:49.092-07:00<b><i>"Freedom begins between the ears."</b> -- Edward Abbey</i>Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-53932105114683386202012-01-22T11:04:00.000-07:002012-01-22T11:04:49.107-07:00

In the last few months I have seen an explosion of conservative political postings on Facebook. Some of these postings are propaganda at best and at worst bald face lies. Whether one loves or hates President Obama doesn't matter that much to me, we all have our own reason for our passions. Where my passion for anger lays is with the congress all 535 members! A President whether Republican or

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-50294101092453172422010-08-07T00:08:00.008-06:002010-08-07T00:55:40.146-06:00

Every life passes milestones that causes one to look back and reflect. This year has been full of such milestones for this writer. Every event has sparked an round of soul searching and self-examination along with the customary trip down memory lane.My journey through this life has been filled with wonderful blessings and for each one I am grateful. They have all culminated in to making me the

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-76149856694886555552009-05-12T15:36:00.005-06:002009-05-12T16:07:16.223-06:00

We we are passed the 100 day mark in the Obama presidency and to date I have very little that concerns me.Yes the economy is still in the toilet and we are still in two wars. However as far as someone trying to do the job he was hired to do, President Obama is at least trying to do the job we hired him to do.I only have one major issue with this presidency and that is their unwillingness to

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-56602509126566718012008-10-21T11:14:00.002-06:002008-10-21T12:34:00.111-06:00

I have been sick the last few days and have been watching the news channels CNN and MSNBC non-stop. Even with all that endless chatter, I have not budged one bit on my reasons why I will vote for the Democratic candidate.My reason has been the same since the primaries when I voted against Hilary Clinton. In fact since the announcement of Sarah Palin to the Republican I have been even more

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-37974375583399899672008-01-30T18:25:00.001-07:002008-01-30T21:00:45.426-07:00

I just finished watching the movie The Wobblies which I really enjoyed. One of the more ironic point that I noticed was the propaganda tactics used against the IWW and how these tactics have been repeated throughout the 20th century and still haunt us today.I had to really think about the message and internal nature of the IWW to figure out what was so threatening to the status quo. It is hard to

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-359989797195421952008-01-18T22:20:00.001-07:002008-01-18T22:20:59.605-07:00

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-43631930487079894612007-10-26T20:40:00.000-06:002007-10-26T20:41:42.935-06:00

Here is a follow-up video documentary for the last post.

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-23083150238952674632007-10-24T15:40:00.000-06:002007-10-24T15:48:15.931-06:00

Here are 6 20-minute documentaries on Decadence and a close look at ourselves.Take some time to watch these, then post a comment. I am interested in what others think about these videos.Episode 1 - Money: Episode 2 - Sex: Episode 3 - Democracy Episode 4 - Education Episode 5 - Family Episode 6 - God

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-59557027303589619662007-03-11T12:44:00.000-06:002007-03-21T03:32:10.823-06:00

Okay, so I need a place to rant and what better place than in the Blog World. In the process maybe I will hit a nerve or two or just maybe help the lights come on for others.I have been a computer tech for the last 10 years. I have mostly worked on computers for home users and small businesses, and have been through 4 generations of Microsoft Windows Operating System, including the whole Y2K

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-14630294997333008862007-03-05T22:50:00.000-07:002007-03-05T23:11:53.471-07:00

Barak Obama is continuing to show the kind of political pandering that many politicians have come to expect of themselves. Barak is perpetuating an unfortunate reality that in order to get elected in this society of the spectacle politicians will continue to forfeit their moral and ethical principles to special interest groups and their money. Without campaign finance laws that would bar

Ché Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12911352668702266493noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-4477207236568723512007-01-23T19:46:00.000-07:002007-01-23T19:48:33.695-07:00

Idaho Blue: When Hell Freezes OverI attended the Al Gore presentation last night in Boise, ID. The Taco Bell Arena at BSU was packed, and very few of the 10,000 seats were vacant.I am glad that I was able to attend, and glad that so many of my fellow Idahoians also attended. Although the presentation was basiclly what we all saw in An Inconvientant Truth. Mr. Gore did add some very specific

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-32689324701918228392007-01-22T11:18:00.000-07:002007-01-22T14:33:33.309-07:00

Last week the Free-Market News Network ran a following headline: "Cheney Says War May Last Forty Years." In their own estimations we are in a multi-generational war. Of course this is what the Neo-Con's set out to do in the first place, planning began back in the late 80's early 90's. For those that don't know what I am talking about, go to Project For A New American Century, and read their

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-3421894139503039162007-01-19T14:21:00.000-07:002007-01-22T16:04:11.290-07:00

Sitting here taking a little break from bookkeeping for my business, you know that end of year drudgery. I was just think back on the past year and thought I would share a personal story. I usually write opinion posts but this one is a little more personal. A year ago I was sitting in this same chair when I suddenly became dizzy and fell to the floor. It was late a night and no one else was

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-69985935491114028942007-01-18T20:05:00.000-07:002007-01-19T12:54:23.814-07:00

There was a time not to long ago, if you said that Al Gore could sell out a 10,000 seat auditorium in Boise, Idaho, most environmentalist would respond with: "When Hell Freezes Over! I guess hell doesn't need to freeze over, just need the polar ice caps to melt.The bearer of An Inconvenient Truth is coming to Idaho, and guess what? We want him! That's right Idaho; perceived bastion of

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-62039807709964862302007-01-18T11:50:00.000-07:002007-01-18T15:24:54.808-07:00

From SFGate.com:The Pentagon has drafted a manual for upcoming detainee trials that would allow suspected terrorists to be imprisoned or put to death using hearsay evidence and coerced testimony. According to a copy of the manual obtained by The Associated Press, a terror suspect's defense lawyer cannot reveal classified evidence in the person's defense until the government has a chance to review

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-24052028955559755202007-01-17T01:05:00.000-07:002007-01-17T13:56:23.985-07:00

So another year begins, while searching for a topic to comment on for this month's post I found that according to the Chinese calender on February 18th the year of the Fire Pig begins. This is not a very pleasant zodiac according to www.astrolog.com.au.This is a sign that represents the clash between the water and fire signs. This implies that when situations are volatile they can easily spiral

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1163268343858160562006-11-11T11:05:00.000-07:002006-11-12T22:16:44.772-07:00

After posting the last article I had a long phone conversation with Che Bob from Lonestone Revolution. After our hour long discussion I wish to modify my comment that we need a third party of moderates, and leave the far right and far left to define these positions.What Che Bob pointed out to me is that we Americans live in a political "Samurai Deli". Those of us that remember the early days of

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1163197838287781172006-11-10T15:30:00.000-07:002006-11-12T22:16:44.539-07:00

I have had a few days to consider the out come of Election 2006. The amazing fact of this election is that less than 35% of this countries citizens voted and that control of the senate came down to less than 10,000 votes. This in a country of 300 million. That means that the population of one large town, held the power to decide the course of this nation.When one looks at the country colored by

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1158360836887664282006-09-15T16:52:00.000-06:002006-11-12T22:16:44.340-07:00

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.Thomas PaineTo me the heart of CheBob's post (The Superbowl of Fascism; found at Lonestone Revolution) is about the oppression of one group on another for various reasons, religion being but one. In my opinion it is not so much

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1139893269322900382006-02-13T21:02:00.000-07:002006-11-12T22:16:43.898-07:00

As if selling the american public a bill of goods about 9-11 and Iraq, and tax cuts for the top 1% of the wealthist amoung us, wasn't enough for our slimey semi-elected representives.Now to pay for all of the above; education, veteran's benifits, disaster relief, enviromental protection & clean-up, miner & worker safely, and highway maintance have all been de-funded.Our ports are not the only

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1132696352526756902005-11-24T14:31:00.000-07:002006-11-12T22:16:43.747-07:00

Thank you, Earth, for your abundant bounty.I gratefully receive your blessings.For the air I breathe, I thank the plants and trees.The air, the fire, the water, and the earth.Thank you for sustaining my life and nourishing me.For the blessings of loved ones who help me along life’s path, I am thankful.My life is full to overflowing with gifts of ancestors.Courageous souls who survived, and made

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1132601810034170112005-11-21T11:56:00.000-07:002006-11-12T22:16:43.541-07:00

Some thing to consider in this time of high fuel prices is how these cost translate into the cost of our food in the grocery store. My husband and I have been in the tranportation industry for over 13 years. The majority of the loads that we have been paid to haul were food items, either produce or livestock.A few years back we hauled a load of oranges (48,000 pounds) from California to Florida.

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1132511400369817972005-10-30T11:24:00.000-07:002006-11-12T22:16:42.653-07:00

Just in time for SamhaimWal-mart has now made it possible for the low-income and rural witchs to have access to quaility reading and instructional material. They no longer have to hide out in the back row of a big city book store or get their insturctional guides in plain brown packages from Amazon.Witches are cool and mainstream with this wink and a nod from the world's largest retailer-- so

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1132544455427517872005-09-20T20:11:00.000-06:002006-11-12T22:16:43.399-07:00

In the last year I have recieved a number of e-mails concering gas prices, these range form petitions to the president to lower the gas price to boycotting "American Oil Companies" that import Middle East oil.In my opinion some of these ideas are just plain silly at best and delusional at worst. So I would like to share my thoughts as to why I feel this way and some of the information I have

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1132527626700321182005-04-20T15:48:00.000-06:002006-11-12T22:16:43.141-07:00

I am like many people that don’t have a large income and want to live in the least impacting way on this planet as possible. So you may ask, why I would argue that one should own “the bad boy” of personal transportation? The answer is simple, I think that this pickup truck may hold the answer to living very close to “oil free” at the most reasonable cost. Now you may think I have been sucking in

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1132523690443307642004-08-07T14:49:00.000-06:002006-11-12T22:16:42.886-07:00

I wrote this letter in response to an email from my young nephew.Subject: What next.They say we can't say the pledge in school. They say we can't pray in school. Now they want the words "In God We Trust” removed for most of the public eye. What will they want next, to tear down the statue of liberty? I mean that is the symbol of freedom and from what I can see they are taking away our freedom

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1083646705338826952004-05-03T22:58:00.000-06:002006-11-12T22:16:42.185-07:00

Fellow Drivers, Friends, and Family;I am asking for your support and help in getting this message to as many people as possible. If you have any questions about these issues please feel free to contact me.Kris_________________I want to suggest a better way for my fellow truckers to protest high fuel prices, high road taxes, the transportation bill, poor roads and low freight rates.I like to call

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1081445829659231412004-04-08T11:37:00.000-06:002006-11-12T22:16:41.955-07:00

I get really nervous whenever I hear, Mr. Bush was chosen by God or claims to be Christ-like. These claims instantly remind me of "divine right of kings” the concept that legitimized the right to rule of all kings throughout history.The behavior of this current president’s administration, in hiding information from the public, such as Cheney’s Energy Policy and the information requested by

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1081314748224095812004-04-06T23:12:00.000-06:002006-11-12T22:16:41.731-07:00

There is a fatal flaw in the apparent logical argument that the people that want to subscribe to " Creationism " as something that needs to be taught in the public schools. Trial ordered over stickers in text books calling evolution a theory Definition of “Scientific Theory”, as stated on the linked website there has to be some key features to a scientific theory, mainly it must be testable

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1068596485001339702003-11-11T17:21:00.000-07:002006-11-12T22:16:41.242-07:00

Brutal farm labor bosses punished, but not growers who hire them

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1068590366724169572003-11-11T15:39:00.000-07:002006-11-12T22:16:40.775-07:00

Here is a subject that I can't come to terms with. I first learned about it last month when I read Micheal Moore's new book "Hey Dude, Where's My Country". Everytime I think about it I get so angry that I want to scream.If you work for a big corporation, your hard work is not your only asset to the company, your life is too. Your health benifits are reduced or altogether taken away, yet your

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1068586595430585312003-11-11T14:36:00.000-07:002006-11-12T22:16:40.601-07:00

Now the States (or one Texas) want in on this huge untapped resource...If you agree that Dead Janitors Insurance is morbid and sick. Then it gets better (or worse) in this case. How do you feel about your state government having dead peasant policies on retired state workers. Not just currently employed persons but the retired.Just think of the windfall to a state in these tough financial times,

Aprilloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08626089462072181298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066159.post-1068584655551464232003-11-11T14:04:00.000-07:002006-11-12T22:16:40.418-07:00

I guess that not only greedy corporations and fiscally strapped states need to be compensated for your death, so do your favorite charities. I guess that the reasoning is something to the effect of "If our donors die, who will support our cause?"I support many charities myself, but I give by choice not as an obligation.

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